Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,127.
The best of Orange Township’s subject grades is a B+ for history; the weakest is a C− for health. Only 1 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Orange Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Only 29 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Lockington Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 51 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Orange Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Orange Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Orange Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Orange Township.
Orange Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Orange Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Orange Township.
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Orange Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Orange Township for work: only 1% work in town. 20% of Orange Township residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Orange Township’s median household income is $110,000.
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Orange Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Orange Township is 44.5 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.2 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 100% are men (OH 41%).
| Orange Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orange Township
About 0 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
1,245 counted in 2010 and 1,087 in 2020; an estimated 1,127 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Ohio, US
Orange Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,087 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
